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Cities of Salt Opera
Syrian composer Zaid Jabri's new opera translates a classic novel, Cities of Salt, and explores the impact of the discovery of oil. It's on at the Royal Opera House as part of the Shubbak festival.
Picture shows a car cemetery in Kuwait with the Burgan oil fields set on fire by retreating Iraqi troops, 1991. (Photo credit: Abbas/Magnum)
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